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WAGON SEAT LOGK..

N0. 352,384 I Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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DANIEL D. WHITNEY, OF CORNWALL, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ARTHUR F. WHITIN,OF \VHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND WILLIAM H. VAIL,

' OF OORNWVALL, NEW YORK.

WAGON-SEAT LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 352,384, dated November9, 1886.

' Application filed April 27, 1886. Serial No. 200,309. (No model.)

' IO employed for holding a removable wagonseat in position upon thebody of the wagon, and has for its object the provision of a device forsaid purpose cheap and simple to construct,- easy to apply, and whichwill hold the seat with which it is employed against movement from itsdesired position and from tipping either forwardly or backwardly, andwill also hold the seat rigidly tothe body of the wagon, so as toprevent rattling of the seat or seats when not sufficiently weightedas,for instance, when not at all or only partially occupied.

My invention consists, essentially, in ametal plate secured to the seatframe or support, said plate having a hollow projection or equivalentdevice, which loosely holds a nut adapted and arranged to engage with athumb-screw bearing an adjustable clip, which engages with the underedge of a metallic piece or strip attached 0 to the side of thewagon-body, all being constructedand arranged in such manner that upontightening the thu mlo-screw the seat will be clamped immovably in itsplace.

In the drawings, Figure l is aview in eleva- 5 tion of my device,showing it as in use. Fig.

2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Like letters of reference, wherever they occur, indicate correspondingparts in both the figures. l

A is a plate, made of any suitable material, preferably metal, andsecured to the seat-support B by means of screws O, or in any othersuitable manner. It is provided with a downwardly-extending tongue, A. Dis a hollow 5 projection upon the plate A, wherein loosely fits 'a nut,E, adapted and arranged to en gage with a thumb-screw,F, bearing a clip,G. The nut E cannot, however, turn around within the part D. H is ametal plate, secured to the wardly-extending tongue A of the plate A andthe upwardly-extending edge M of the clip G may enter, if such parts areemployed, which construction I prefer.

When constructed and arranged in accordance with the foregoingdescription, the operation of the device is as follows: With the partsin the positions shown in the figures, the seat is securely held inplace. To release it the screw F is loosened, permitting clip Gto dropout of engagement with the plate H, and by swinging the clip away fromthe plate H the seat may be lifted up. It will be observed that thescrew passes into the enlargement D through a slot made in the underside thereof, instead of a circular opening. This arrange- 7o mentpermits the throwing of the screw at an angle, thus enabling theend ofthe thumbscrew F to be riveted or otherwise upset,which will preventremoval of the nut, thus-preventing separation and loss of the parts,and also facilitating the adjustment of the parts. Thedownwardly-extending part A of the plate A not only aids in holding theseat against longitudinal movement, but also prevents the spreadingapart or closing together of the sides of the wagon, and theupwardly-extending edge or flange M of the clip G tends to hold the clipin firm engagement with the holding piece or strip H, and by firmlyscrewing up the bolt or thumb-screw F the seat and the wagon-body willbe rigidly clamped to each other, so that; no movement or rattling ofthe seat, which oc curs with other seat-fasteners when the seats are notweighted, can take place. This rattling of the seats in fine wagons is amatter of great annoyance, and sometimes induces runaways.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the details ofconstruction shown without departure from my invention. For instance,the lower part of the shank ofthethumbscrew, just above the headthereof, may be made to enter a recess or bifurcated part formed in ametallic or other holding device formed on the side of the wagon; also,the nut may be pivoted to the plate A, instead of being inclosed withinthe hollow part D; also, the plate H mayextend along the entire sides ofthe wagon, instead of being placed here and there only, thus enablingthe seat to be located at any desired spot; also, the parts shown may beplaced on the outside ofthe seatsupport and on the outside of thewagon-body, instead of on the inside. I prefer the inside, however, andvarious other structural modifications which are possible to be madewill readily occur to one skilled in this art. I do not, therefore,limit myself to the details of construction herein described andillustrated.

I prefer that the operative parts referred to shall be placed at bothends of the seat and upon both sides of the wagon-body, for the sake ofmore perfect security; but if the seat be strong enough to preventaccident they maybe used on one end and side only.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new therein,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a plate, A, attached to the support of awagon-seat, provided with ,,a downwardlyextending projection, A, a

holding-piece, H, attached to the side of the 0 wagon and provided witha recess, L, adapted to receiveth'e projection A, and alongitudinally-adj ustable bolt or rod connecting the plate A and theholding-piece H in such manner that the seat will be clamped rigidly tothe wagon-body and prevented from rattling, and also prevented fromlongitudinal movement.

2. The combination of a plate, A, attached to the support of awagon-seat, provided with plate H, the Whole combined and arranged vsubstantially as shown and described.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 26th day of April, A. D. 1886.

DANIEL D. WHITNEY. Witnesses:

JOHN H.IvEs, WALTER H. ORITTENDEN.

